North Carolina Drug Treatment Admissions (1992 – 2007)

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Year Total Alcohol Pct. Cocaine Pct. Marijuana Pct. Syn. Opiates Pct. Meth. Pct.
2007 20,822 8,701 41.8% 5,962 28.6% 2,215 10.6% 1,820 8.7% 226 1.1%
2006 16,450 6,817 41.4% 4,696 28.6% 1,481 9.0% 1,475 9.0% 230 1.4%
2005 24,305 10,614 43.7% 6,673 27.5% 2,654 10.9% 1,657 6.8% 434 1.8%
2004 25,238 12,063 47.8% 6,108 24.2% 3,431 13.6% 1,408 5.6% 273 1.1%
2003 27,124 13,790 50.8% 5,527 20.4% 4,692 17.3% 1,093 4.0% 226 0.8%
2002 30,079 15,784 52.5% 5,555 18.5% 5,734 19.1% 986 3.3% 169 0.6%
2001 33,982 17,481 51.4% 5,841 17.2% 6,653 19.6% 986 2.9% 120 0.4%
2000 35,260 18,363 52.1% 6,795 19.3% 6,388 18.1% 762 2.2% 96 0.3%
1999 32,548 17,780 54.6% 7,632 23.5% 4,943 15.2% 489 1.5% 47 0.1%
1998 45,898 24,736 53.9% 12,081 26.3% 6,117 13.3% 551 1.2% 79 0.2%
1997 43,762 24,880 56.9% 10,794 24.7% 5,479 12.5% 645 1.5% 60 0.1%
1996 46,768 26,278 56.2% 12,921 27.6% 4,918 10.5% 572 1.2% 29 0.1%
1995 47,086 27,743 58.9% 12,302 26.1% 4,469 9.5% 451 1.0% 43 0.1%
1994 44,575 26,722 60.0% 12,122 27.2% 3,269 7.3% 449 1.0% 26 0.1%
1993 41,603 26,979 64.9% 10,091 24.3% 2,279 5.5% 440 1.1% 16 0.0%
1992 44,334 29,987 67.6% 9,895 22.3% 2,109 4.8% 495 1.1% 28 0.1%

 

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Notes:

Coverage: This data only reflects admissions to treatment facilities that receive federal funding. While providing data on overall trends in drug treatment admissons, because it does not include private facilities that do not receive fedeal funding this data does not provide comprehensive totals on all admissions for drug treatment in the United States.

Syn. Opiates: Synthetic Opiates, manufactured as prescripton painkillers, including, for example, such drugs as Oxycontin, Vicodin, and Dilaudid. Also known as Synthetic Narcotics in Uniform Crime Reporting Program data on arrests for drug offenses.

Meth.: Methamphetamine.

Drugs not listed: These include: Heroin, Non-Prescription Methadone, PCP, Hallucinogens, Other Amphetamines, Other Stimulants, Benzodiazepines, Other Tranquilizers, Barbiturates, Other Sedatives Or Hypnotics, Inhalants, and Over-the-Counter Medications.

Source: Treatment Episodes Data Set

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